Sutra 26

Devanagari script

प्रियङ्गूणामर्धं सारो नवभागवृद्धिश्च ॥ कZ_०२.१५.२६ ॥

Transliteration

priyaṅgūṇām ardhaṃ sāro navabhāgavṛddhiś ca

Translation

For priyaṅgu, the core yield (sāra) is one-half, and there is also an increase measured as one-ninth (navabhāga-vṛddhi).

Word by Word

• प्रियङ्गूणाम्: of priyangu (priyangu-seeds/plant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियङ्गु
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (as used for the plant-name प्रियङ्गु)

• अर्धम्: half
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (measure/quantity term)

• सारः: the essence / the net yield (standard)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग

• नवभागवृद्धिः: an increase by one-ninth
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासः = नवभागस्य वृद्धिः (‘increase of one-ninth’)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (coordinative indeclinable)

Entities Mentioned

• storehouse officials
• measurers
• processors

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FAQs

Why would a grain have an officially recognized ‘increase’ (vṛddhi)?

Because standardized handling (e.g., cleaning, drying, settling, or volumetric changes) can change measurable quantity; the state fixes an allowed factor to prevent disputes and fraud.